.. ,__..,..~-- _____ .,.._ ---~- ' [ Tbc C6urches Marri~ge. . 13 --,-.--- ------- words on~fy l but is·given ~l!e~, "~hen th,Y heart I and aff~'criOn·s doe, -or can make th~s rn(.ver, that t-hon art vr il1i ng to '_ ma_rchw·it'l?. the l .'brcl J dtl s ' & rh is r give as a' ftgne 'to cxarrune thy heart by; for it is not in the po~ve.r of any man living,to brincr his heart to this ·conferit, nor is_~any creao -, t ' 1 • tore able to doe it, youmay as wc·II ·bring fire·and warcr to :agree' together·, as robr_iu.g the heart of . a narurall ma~ to be willing to march with thf' Lord, but it is' ~ffpe~ tall workc oftpe holy Ghofl~ that mull .mould the fpi~it a new·, :and breake'all in pieces, and·:cafr thee into a new fra·me, that mull: make thee willing tocome int~ fo neare a , Communionw~th the Lor~ J efus, for bur fpi~its ' arc·qniteconnary toir. -' , · · Onelyconcerning tli is, take this'caution, that it is notfo much what thou art willing to fay in any ea fe or c0ndition, for it may be a man may be wil'ling fome.rimes to matchout of feare, or hope, orrOut offome by refpeet, I fay, he may be· willing to doe any thing '; and to be married to Jt:fus ~hrift, .bur it is-another thing~hena man canfay, that it-is the inward bent of his will', to have itdone) it is the bent ofhis Jinward affecti– on, the fire~ ' of them runnes that way, .this muft be wrougl\t by the holy Gho!t And take heed thou be not deceived in it, for there are ma. ny uhh:mnd and falfe conceits, fome there are that are willing to~ march with Jefus Chrift, when , they are in extremity, when they are on their 1 deathwbed, when they know npt how to fhift for themfelves, but alas, fuch-a confent is farre off · from .
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